Sigourney Public Library

Sigourney Public Library is located in Sigourney, Iowa, United States. After the Keokuk County Courthouse was completed in 1911 the local community formed a library committee to build a new public library.[2] They purchased the property in 1912 and received $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to fund the new building. The Chicago architectural firm of Patton, Holmes & Flynn designed the new library in a combination of the Bungalow and Colonial Revival styles.[3] The single story brick structure is built on a raised foundation. It features an entrance that is slightly projected, a symmetrical facade, and it is capped with a hipped roof. It was dedicated in May 1914, and was one of 101 public libraries that were built in Iowa with assistance from the Carnegie Corporation.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The Sigourney Public Library moved to its present location in the renovated Blackie's Grocery Store building located on Iowa Highway 92 in 2005.[4]

Sigourney Public Library
The Carnegie library building
Location203 N. Jefferson St
Sigourney, Iowa
Coordinates41°20′5.55″N 92°12′13.23″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1913-1914
ArchitectPatton, Holmes & Flynn
Architectural styleBungalow/Colonial Revival
MPSPublic Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.83000381[1]
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1983

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Molly Myers Naumann. "Historical & Architectural Resources of Sigourney, Iowa". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  3. Samuel J. Klingensmith. "Sigourney Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  4. "Library History". Sigourney Public Library. Retrieved 2016-01-13.


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